Beta-2 microglobulin

β2 microglobulin (B2M) is a component of MHC class I molecules. MHC class I molecules have α1, α2, and α3 proteins which are present on all nucleated cells (excluding red blood cells). In humans, the β2 microglobulin protein is encoded by the B2M gene.

B2M
Available structures
PDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB
Identifiers
AliasesB2M, entrez:567, IMD43, beta-2-microglobulin, Β2 microglobulin
External IDsOMIM: 109700 MGI: 88127 HomoloGene: 2987 GeneCards: B2M
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez

567

12010

Ensembl

ENSG00000166710
ENSG00000273686

ENSMUSG00000060802

UniProt

P61769

P01887

RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_004048

NM_009735

RefSeq (protein)

NP_004039

NP_033865

Location (UCSC)Chr 15: 44.71 – 44.72 MbChr 2: 121.98 – 121.98 Mb
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